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And then there was the unthinkable – cauli became cool. And not even just as a side dish, but as the main event. Like this jerk cauliflower steak with charred pineapple salsa from Hotbox, or Strut & Cluck's charred cauliflower with lemon zest infused crème fraîche and nigella seeds.

Real ramen made its way outside of the capital in 2016, with Shoryu opening a branch in Manchester. In October, ice-cream ramen – jelly 'noodles' in a 'soup' made from condensed milk – became the fad du jour.